Revolutionary Run A Runaway Success

April 20, 2010

Repeat Winner, Record Participation Make
Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-mile Run a Runaway Success

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. With a time of 25:23, Jonathan
Fasulo, of Ardmore, won his second Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-mile Run
in the event's five-year history. Beyond having also won in 2007, the
28-year-old beat his last race-winning time by 36 seconds, clocking in
at just over 5:04 per mile.

Fasulo's fantastic feat wasn't the
only record-breaking done at Valley Forge National Historical Park on
April 18. Registrations for the 2010 run increased by 10 percent,
setting a new high for participation.

"It's
exciting to see the event become a spring tradition," said race director
Martha Mayo. "Through word-of-mouth, reputation and social media, we've
increased the number of participants each year, attracting people from
the entire Delaware Valley area and beyond. Many of this year's
competitors ran the race for the fifth time. And many others returned
from last year bringing family and friends."

Molly Pritz, 22, of
Williamsport, was the fastest female competitor and finished in 28:04.
Second-place male and female winners were, respectively, Ross Martinson,
of Conshohocken, with a time of 25:58, and Samantha Howard, of
Lancaster, at 30:05. Third place went to Patrick Ward, of Philadelphia
(26:02), and Doreen McCoubrie, of Malvern (30:56). More race results can
be found at www.revolutionaryrun.org.

Runners also helped
"green" the event by donating nearly 100 pairs of used running shoes to
Nike's Reuse-A-Shoe program. Over 20 years, the program has collected 25
million used sneakers and converted them to NIKE Grind, a base material
used to make playgrounds, basketball courts, running tracks and
synthetic turf.

In its first four years, the Valley Forge
Revolutionary 5-mile Run raised more than $100,000 for trail
preservation initiatives at Valley Forge National Historical Park.
Proceeds from Sunday's event will be announced as soon as bookkeeping is
completed.

The Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ltd.
is a nonprofit, membership-based sales and marketing organization that
aggressively promotes the Valley Forge area and Montgomery County as a
convention site and leisure visitor destination by encouraging patronage
of its 500-plus member hotels, restaurants, attractions and services.
The Bureau's Web site, at www.valleyforge.org, serves visitors, meeting
planners, tour operators and residents.